Strong H3594כִּיּוּן
Kiyyun
- Transliteration
- kîyûn
- Pronunciation
- kee-yoon'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
From H3559; properly a {statue} that {is} idol; but used (by euphemism) for some heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor): - Chiun.
Meaning of the name
Chiun = "an image" or "pillar"
Detailed definition
Kiyyun was an astral deity that the Israelites worshiped, leading to God's judgment and their exile.
In the biblical story
Kiyyun
Astral deity worshiped by Israelites, provoking God's judgment
Kiyyun was an astral deity that the Israelites worshiped, leading to God's judgment and their exile.
In the Bible
Strong H3594 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- chiun1
First verses
- Amos 5:26But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.